Biology:Cibyra poltrona
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Short description: Species of moth
| Cibyra poltrona | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hepialidae |
| Genus: | Cibyra |
| Species: | C. poltrona
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| Binomial name | |
| Cibyra poltrona Schaus, 1901
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Cibyra poltrona is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1901 and is known from Brazil .[1]
The wingspan is about 40 mm. The forewings are ochreous brown on the costa and inner margin, while the intermediate space is more ochreous. There are some indistinct darker transverse lines on the terminal half. The hindwings are reddish brown.[2]
References
- ↑ Nielsen, Ebbe S.; Robinson, Gaden S.; Wagner, David L. (2000). "Ghost-moths of the world: a global inventory and bibliography of the Exoporia (Mnesarchaeoidea and Hepialoidea) (Lepidoptera )". Journal of Natural History 34 (6): 823–878. doi:10.1080/002229300299282. http://johngrehan.net/files/1013/8578/1218/Nielsen_et_al_2000_Hepialidae.pdf. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
- ↑ Schaus, William (June 1901). "New Species of Heterocera from Tropical America. II". Journal of the New York Entomological Society 9 (2): 73–77.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5119300 entry
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